Dutch Police Take Down 30 Illegal Medicines Sites After Fake Oxycodone Kills Three
Police say the suspects sold counterfeit pills containing nitazenes and were linked to three deaths as investigators seized servers, data and crypto wallets.
- Earlier this week, Police arrested three men operating websites selling counterfeit prescription pills linked to three deaths. Authorities took 30 websites offline and seized servers, data, and digital assets in the operation.
- The counterfeit pills contained Nitazenes, synthetic opioids significantly more lethal than morphine. Despite taking down Slaappillen last year, operators continuously re-established similar shops, creating a persistent enforcement challenge.
- Police executed searches at five locations, including homes and a storage box in The Hague. Officers seized physical servers, Crypto wallets, and cash to dismantle the underlying technology supporting the illicit supply chain.
- Ron Van Brussel of the National Investigation and Interventions Unit confirmed the main suspects are in custody. The men face charges for "offering, selling and supplying illegal drugs" through the now-defunct network.
- While authorities successfully dismantled this operation, Van Brussel warned the illegal drug market remains active. Several other criminal groups continue to operate similar sites, indicating further investigations will be necessary.
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Three people were arrested and police dismantled thirty websites selling illegal medicines and drugs in the Netherlands.
Dutch police have dismantled 30 illegal drug and pharmaceutical websites and arrested three men after three people died. The victims bought pills online that were advertised as oxycodone painkillers, but they actually contained nitazene, a highly potent synthetic opioid. The suspects, aged 35, 39 and 66, were involved in selling the drugs and running the websites, according to authorities. During the searches, investigators seized crypto wallets…
The police have arrested three men suspected of playing a leading role in the sale of illegal and contaminated medicines...
The Dutch police have arrested three men as part of an investigation into websites selling illegal medicines and hard drugs. In addition, no fewer than thirty websites have been taken offline. The case came to light after three people died following the purchase of the pills.
On Tuesday, the police arrested three men for the large-scale trade in illegal medicines and hard drugs via slaappillen.net. Last year, three people died from pills sold via this site, which contained an opioid painkiller with a high risk of fatal overdose.
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